Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Some people have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, but they may often feel lonely(孤独).

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed(成功)in something, your friends will say congratulations(祝贺)to you. All these are your happiness. If you know some of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. You are poor, but you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficult things, you can say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge(挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.According to(根据)the passage, some people with beautiful houses may also often feel .

A.happy B.lonely C.free D.excited

2.What will your friend say to you when you succeed?

A.It's very nice of you. B.Good luck.

C.Congratulations. D.That's all right.

3.When you meet with difficult things, .

A.people around you won't help you B.you can say you are poor

C.your classmates will laugh at you D.you will have more chances to challenge yourself

4.The passage mainly tells us .

A.parents always care for our life and health B.we're not happy if we meet with difficult things

C.happiness is always around us D.life is colorful

What's this? If you're looking at this tree in the shape of a butterfly, it's a topiary. A topiary is a tree or bush that is trained into a shape.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the "final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.

In June of the plant's first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it's time to shape the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.

Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In winter the bushes don't grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.

Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it's popular in many parts of the world.

1.Put the following in the right order according to the passage.

a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.

b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.

c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.

d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A.d-a-b-c. B.b-c-a-d. C.a-d-c-b. D.d-a-c-b.

2.What does the underlined word "trimmed" in the third paragraph mean?

A.shaken B.cut C.cleaned D.collected

3.Why must we cut a topiary many times in the summer?

A.Because the bush can be in good shape.

B.Because it will make the bush grow slowly.

C.Because it can change the bush into another one.

D.Because it helps the bush grow tall enough.

4.Growing a topiary garden take both skills and  .

A.mood B.luck C.money D.time

5.The last paragraph mainly tells us that  .

A.topiary gardening has a long history

B.topiary gardening is too difficult an art to learn

C.topiary gardening plays a great role in our life

D.topiary gardening will be more popular in the future

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